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NAMEndc -- name daemon control interface
SYNOPSISndcdirective [...]
DESCRIPTION
This command allows the name server administrator to send various signals
to the name server, or to restart it. Zero or more directives may be
given, from the following list:
status Displays the current status of named(8) as shown by ps(1).
dumpdb Causes named to dump its database and cache to
/var/tmp/named_dump.db (uses the INT signal.)
reload Causes named to check the serial numbers of all primary and
secondary zones and to reload those that have changed (uses the
HUP signal.)
stats Causes named to dump its statistics to /var/tmp/named.stats
(uses the IOT or ABRT signal.)
trace Causes named to increment its ``tracing level'' by one. When-
ever the tracing level is nonzero, trace information will be
written to /var/tmp/named.run. Higher tracing levels result in
more detailed information. (Uses the USR1 signal.)
notrace Causes named to set its ``tracing level'' to zero, closing
/var/tmp/named.run, if it is open (uses the USR2 signal.)
querylog Causes named to toggle the ``query logging'' feature, which
while on will result in a syslog(2) of each incoming query
(uses the WINCH signal.) Note that query logging consumes
quite a lot of log file space. This directive may also be
given as qrylog.
start Causes named to be started, as long as it isn't already run-
ning.
stop Causes named to be stopped, if it is running.
restart Causes named to be killed and restarted.
BUGS
Arguments to named are not preserved by restart, or known by start.
Some mechanism for controlling the parameters and environment should
exist.
Implemented as a sh(1) script.
AUTHOR
Paul Vixie (Internet Software Consortium)
SEE ALSOnamed(8), named.reload(8), named.restart(8).
4th Berkeley Distribution November 27, 1994 4th Berkeley Distribution